Psychology Exam test queries and
answers graded A+
Psychology - ANS✅✅the science of behavior and mental process
Behavior - ANS✅✅the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior
without reference to mental processes
Theory - ANS✅✅an explanation using a set of principles to organize observation and predict future
behaviors or events
Hypothesis - ANS✅✅a testable prediction which directs the course of research/studies.
variable - ANS✅✅anything a person can manipulate
behaviorism - ANS✅✅...
freudian psychology - ANS✅✅emphasized the ways our unconscious thought processes and our
emotional responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior.
humanistic psychology - ANS✅✅historically significant perspective that emphasizes the growth
potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth.
operational definition - ANS✅✅specific statements describing concepts/procedures. a single word
cannot capture the essence of what a person is trying to explain.
peripheral nervous system - ANS✅✅the sensory and motor neuron connecting the central nervous
system to the rest of the body. carries information between the brain and spinal cord.
central nervous system - ANS✅✅the brain and spinal cord, which act as transportation. the body's
main control center.
,somatic nervous system - ANS✅✅controls voluntary movement sent down from brain to the
nervous system
autonomic nervous system - ANS✅✅controls involuntary movement. ex: heartbeat
sympathetic nervous system - ANS✅✅fight-or-flight. makes you alert and ready for action
parasympathetic nervous system - ANS✅✅rest-and-digest. body diverts energy so it can process
food eaten after meal.
action potential - ANS✅✅all-or-none. a neural impulse that travels down the axon to signal the
start. fires when reach a threshold.
brainstem - ANS✅✅crucial for basic functions. information comes from cerebellum, which can be
modified before going down the spinal cord.
cerebellum - ANS✅✅2nd largest division of the brain, which controls coordinated movements.
controls coordination of voluntary movement, nonverbal learning and emory, judgement of time,
processing of emotions, and discrimination between sound and texture.
cerebral cortex - ANS✅✅a layer of interconnected neural cells on the outer layer of the brain.
primary control center for processing information from body and other regions of the brain.
limbic system - ANS✅✅process information related to emotions and motivation.things that are
rewarding increase the probability that a person is going to engage in that rewarding behavior again.
ex: hunger, thirst
sensations - ANS✅✅processing by our sensory receptors and nervous system to receive and
interpret environmental stimulus energies. most energies we get are different forms of energy and
we have to transform those energies into meaningful information.
perception - ANS✅✅the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information into
meaningful objects and events that we can recognize. when information gets to the brain, it is
organized and processed into something meaningful.
consciousness - ANS✅✅our awareness of ourselves and our environment
, waking consciousness - ANS✅✅thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized and the
person feels alert. when the mind is at its sharpest. it is easier to save and get things done
sleep - ANS✅✅periodic physiological fluctuation of the brain's waves and other organs. natural
and reversible loss of consciousness-similar to going into a coma.
circadian rhythm - ANS✅✅the biological clock that controls body rhythms on a 24 hour cycle such
as wakefulness/sleep, body temperature, alertness/mental acuity, digestion. the clock works by
responding to cues of lightness/darkness
master clock - ANS✅✅the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)- an internal clock that tells you when to
sleep/wake. located in the hypothalamus. light sensitive/activity-sensative. causes the release of
melatonin to induce sleepiness. the control center for our biological clock-resetting every 24 hour. it
controls our circadian rhythms
melatonin - ANS✅✅induces sleepiness.
alpha waves - ANS✅✅more regular (rhythmic). larger and slower waves of a relaxed, but still
awake brain. occurs during meditation and prayer.
beta waves - ANS✅✅quick, small waves due to an awake and alert state
Delata waves - ANS✅✅larger, slower waves of deep NREM 3 sleep. largest, smallest waves
measured.
addiction - ANS✅✅compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences- substance
dependence
conception - ANS✅✅occurs when a woman's ovary releases a mature egg and one of millions of
deposited, mature sperm cells penetrate its wall.
zygote - ANS✅✅when the egg and sperm fuse together and form this single cell. has rapid cell
division.
answers graded A+
Psychology - ANS✅✅the science of behavior and mental process
Behavior - ANS✅✅the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior
without reference to mental processes
Theory - ANS✅✅an explanation using a set of principles to organize observation and predict future
behaviors or events
Hypothesis - ANS✅✅a testable prediction which directs the course of research/studies.
variable - ANS✅✅anything a person can manipulate
behaviorism - ANS✅✅...
freudian psychology - ANS✅✅emphasized the ways our unconscious thought processes and our
emotional responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior.
humanistic psychology - ANS✅✅historically significant perspective that emphasizes the growth
potential of healthy people and the individuals potential for personal growth.
operational definition - ANS✅✅specific statements describing concepts/procedures. a single word
cannot capture the essence of what a person is trying to explain.
peripheral nervous system - ANS✅✅the sensory and motor neuron connecting the central nervous
system to the rest of the body. carries information between the brain and spinal cord.
central nervous system - ANS✅✅the brain and spinal cord, which act as transportation. the body's
main control center.
,somatic nervous system - ANS✅✅controls voluntary movement sent down from brain to the
nervous system
autonomic nervous system - ANS✅✅controls involuntary movement. ex: heartbeat
sympathetic nervous system - ANS✅✅fight-or-flight. makes you alert and ready for action
parasympathetic nervous system - ANS✅✅rest-and-digest. body diverts energy so it can process
food eaten after meal.
action potential - ANS✅✅all-or-none. a neural impulse that travels down the axon to signal the
start. fires when reach a threshold.
brainstem - ANS✅✅crucial for basic functions. information comes from cerebellum, which can be
modified before going down the spinal cord.
cerebellum - ANS✅✅2nd largest division of the brain, which controls coordinated movements.
controls coordination of voluntary movement, nonverbal learning and emory, judgement of time,
processing of emotions, and discrimination between sound and texture.
cerebral cortex - ANS✅✅a layer of interconnected neural cells on the outer layer of the brain.
primary control center for processing information from body and other regions of the brain.
limbic system - ANS✅✅process information related to emotions and motivation.things that are
rewarding increase the probability that a person is going to engage in that rewarding behavior again.
ex: hunger, thirst
sensations - ANS✅✅processing by our sensory receptors and nervous system to receive and
interpret environmental stimulus energies. most energies we get are different forms of energy and
we have to transform those energies into meaningful information.
perception - ANS✅✅the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information into
meaningful objects and events that we can recognize. when information gets to the brain, it is
organized and processed into something meaningful.
consciousness - ANS✅✅our awareness of ourselves and our environment
, waking consciousness - ANS✅✅thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and organized and the
person feels alert. when the mind is at its sharpest. it is easier to save and get things done
sleep - ANS✅✅periodic physiological fluctuation of the brain's waves and other organs. natural
and reversible loss of consciousness-similar to going into a coma.
circadian rhythm - ANS✅✅the biological clock that controls body rhythms on a 24 hour cycle such
as wakefulness/sleep, body temperature, alertness/mental acuity, digestion. the clock works by
responding to cues of lightness/darkness
master clock - ANS✅✅the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)- an internal clock that tells you when to
sleep/wake. located in the hypothalamus. light sensitive/activity-sensative. causes the release of
melatonin to induce sleepiness. the control center for our biological clock-resetting every 24 hour. it
controls our circadian rhythms
melatonin - ANS✅✅induces sleepiness.
alpha waves - ANS✅✅more regular (rhythmic). larger and slower waves of a relaxed, but still
awake brain. occurs during meditation and prayer.
beta waves - ANS✅✅quick, small waves due to an awake and alert state
Delata waves - ANS✅✅larger, slower waves of deep NREM 3 sleep. largest, smallest waves
measured.
addiction - ANS✅✅compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences- substance
dependence
conception - ANS✅✅occurs when a woman's ovary releases a mature egg and one of millions of
deposited, mature sperm cells penetrate its wall.
zygote - ANS✅✅when the egg and sperm fuse together and form this single cell. has rapid cell
division.
